International business negotiations:Present knowledge and direction for future research

International Marketing Review

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 236-261

  Reynolds, Nina ^a   Simintiras, Antonis ^a   Vlachou, Efi ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International business; National cultures; Negotiating; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242361123     PISSN: 02651335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02651330310477585     Document Type: Article

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